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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Lake Calavera Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Calavera Preserve are Yellow-rumped Warbler (87%), American Coot (86%), and California Towhee (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (88 species). 157 species have been reported here across 904 complete checklists from 231 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  2. 2American Coot86%
  3. 3California Towhee78%
  4. 4White-crowned Sparrow75%
  5. 5California Scrub-Jay73%
  6. 6Black Phoebe65%
  7. 7American Crow63%
  8. 8Wrentit63%
  9. 9Ruddy Duck62%
  10. 10Northern Shoveler59%
  11. 11House Finch56%
  12. 12Pied-billed Grebe56%
  13. 13Anna's Hummingbird54%
  14. 14Bushtit54%
  15. 15Say's Phoebe54%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 71 species

  1. California Towhee77%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler76%
  3. American Coot73%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird72%
  5. Wrentit69%

Spring 78 species

  1. California Towhee87%
  2. American Crow77%
  3. Wrentit77%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird74%
  5. Mourning Dove71%

Summer 64 species

  1. California Towhee80%
  2. Mourning Dove71%
  3. Northern Mockingbird71%
  4. House Finch68%
  5. Wrentit65%

Fall 76 species

  1. American Coot82%
  2. California Scrub-Jay75%
  3. California Towhee74%
  4. Black Phoebe69%
  5. Wrentit65%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • California Gnatcatcher29% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 38.2×
  • Greater Roadrunner16% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 18.5×
  • California Thrasher47% of checklists here vs 5.7% statewide: 8.3×
  • Redhead7.9% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 7.5×
  • Sora11% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 6.8×
  • Cassin's Kingbird51% of checklists here vs 8.1% statewide: 6.3×
  • Wrentit69% of checklists here vs 11% statewide: 6.3×
  • Common Gallinule9.7% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 5.9×

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.